What's changing near WD7 8PP
Within 2 km, around Radlett in Hertsmere. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
38new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
22homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+1.7%like-for-like prices in Radlett, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.2%)
+9%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 24 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
19homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 56 m²
31since energy certificates began (2008)
1in WD7 8PP itself
Spotted when a home's energy certificate shows at least 15 m² (and 15%) more floor area than an earlier one. Only homes with two certificates show up, so the real number is higher. A busy street suggests extensions get permission here; check the council's planning register for the details.
Storm overflows within 2 km
No monitored sewer storm overflows within 2 km (England only).
Environment Agency event duration monitoring, 2025 annual return (OGL; © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026). Overflows release diluted sewage into rivers and the sea when sewers are overwhelmed, mostly after heavy rain.
Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km
34 planned, approved or being built and 6 running (16 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
Butterfly Lane, Elstree BESS - Battery Energy Storage SystemAppeal lodged · 100 MW
Mar 2026
1.2 km away - Battery storage
Hilfield Lane, Aldenham - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 170 MW
Jan 2026
2.3 km away - Rooftop solar
C P House, Otterspool Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 280 kW
Dec 2022
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure Club, Hartspring Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 280 kW
Sept 2025
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Centennial Park, Centennial Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Feb 2025
4.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Tesco Stores Limited, Lower High Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 390 kW
Jan 2025
4.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Kingsway North Orbital Road - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Mar 2022
4.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Unit 2, York Crescent - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Nov 2022
5.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys Supermarkets - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 600 kW
Apr 2026
5.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Blanche Lane, South Mimms - Solar PanelsBeing built · 610 kW
Aug 2023
6.2 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
No road or street works with a permit running now or planned within 1 km (England; permits granted up to the end of September 2026).
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Pre-application
SDC M40 CampusGenerating Stations · The site of the project is located in Buckinghamshire, England. It is approximately 2km to the west of Gerrards Cross, approximately 2.5km east of Beaconsfield and approximately 1.5km north of Hedgerley. The site comprises land immediately to the south of the A40 Oxford Road and immediately to the north of the M40 motorway. It has a history of landfill activities and is currently operated by Veolia for the landfilling of inert building waste (albeit the site no longer accepts any forms of waste). application due January 2027
20.8 km away - Decideddecided Feb 2017
20.8 km away - Decideddecided Apr 2014
21.0 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2013
21.3 km away - Decideddecided Apr 2025
22.4 km away - Pre-application
Heathrow WestAirports · Heathrow Airport and land to the north-west and west of Heathrow Airport application due November 202723.3 km away
Transport schemes within 20 km
- Transport
Brent Cross West stationNew Thameslink station, opened December 2023
Dec 2023
13.8 km away - Transport
HS2: Old Oak Common stationUnder construction (HS2 and Elizabeth line interchange)
under construction
17.5 km away
Running nearest: Elstree Film And TV Studios, Shenley Road - Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 4.5 km); Woodside Leisure Centre - Solar PV Panels (rooftop solar, 5.0 km); Aylett Nurseries - Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 6.2 km); Coursers Farm AD Plant (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 7.5 km); Land At Swanland Road (solar farm, 7.7 km).
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
Planning Inspectorate list of nationally significant infrastructure projects (roads, railways, energy, water, waste), October 2026 (OGL). Each is placed at one point, usually the middle of the site; long schemes run well beyond it.